Sanyo VPC-CA8 User manual

VPC-CA8EX

VPC-CA8GX

INSTRUCTION MANUAL

Digital Movie Camera

Please read these instructions carefully before using the camera.

Make sure to read and understand the separate booklet “SAFETY MANUAL”.

Keep this manual in a safe place for later reference.

Important note

This manual explains how to safely operate the VPC-CA8EX and VPC-

CA8GX.

Any information regarding only one of these products will be labeled as such.

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Warning

TO PREVENT THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT

EXPOSE THIS APPLIANCE TO RAIN OR MOISTURE.

FOR AMERICAN USERS

The following advisory is included in accordance with the laws of the State of

California (USA):

WARNING:

This product contains chemicals, including lead, known to the State of

California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Wash

hands after handling.

i This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a

Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits

are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference

in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can

radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance

with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio

communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not

occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by

turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct

the interference by one or more of the following measures:

h Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

h Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

h Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.

h Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

i Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible

for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

Declaration of Conformity

Model number: VPC-CA8EX, VPC-CA8GX

Trade Name: SANYO

Responsible party: SANYO FISHER COMPANY

Address: 21605 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, California 91311

Telephone No.: (818) 998-7322

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject

to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

(2) this device must accept any interference received, including

interference that may cause undesired operation.

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FOR CANADIAN USERS

i This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.

FOR EU USERS

Note:

iThis symbol mark and recycle system apply only to EU

countries and do not apply to countries in other areas of

the world.

Your SANYO product is designed and manufactured with

high quality materials and components which can be

recycled and reused.

This symbol means that electrical and electronic

equipment, at their end-of-life, should be disposed of

separately from your household waste.

Please dispose of this equipment at your local community

waste collection/recycling centre.

In the European Union there are separate collection

systems for used electrical and electronic products.

Please help us to conserve the environment we live in!

FOR RUSSIAN USERS

This product certified by official certification company

which is authorized by Russian Federation.

SANYO FISHER Sales (Europe) GmbH

Stahlgruberring 4, D-81829 München, Germany

SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

1-1, Sanyo-cho, Daito City, Osaka 574-8534, Japan

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Symbols used in this manual

HINT Points giving some extended instructions or special points to pay

attention to.

CAUTION Points that require special attention.

(page xx) Refer to the page indicated for detailed information.

You may find the answers to questions or problems concerning camera

operation in the sections “COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS” (page 165)

and “TROUBLESHOOTING” (page 172).

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Install the battery pack and card

1 Insert the battery pack.

2 Insert the SD Memory Card.

h An SD Memory Card is not included with your camera. Please

purchase a commercially sold card.

h In this manual, the SD Memory Card is referred to as the “card”.

Lever

1 Press the latch

Battery pack slot

2 Insert

1 Push

2 Open

Bottom side

Card slot

2 Insert

1 Open

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Before capturing those important shots, be sure to first take a

test shot to confirm that your camera is set up and ready to go

i Sanyo declines any claim for compensation for recorded contents etc. in

case of photographing or recording failure due to a chance camera or card

flaw.

Shooting

kVideo clip recording

1 Open the monitor unit, and

press the ON/OFF button

for at least 1 second.

h The camera turns on.

h

If the screen to set the date

and time appears, press

the MENU button 2 times

to cancel it.

For how to set the date

and time, see page 32.

2 Press the [ ] button.

h Recording begins.

h To stop recording, press

the [ ] button again.

kStill image

photography

1 Open the monitor unit, and

press the ON/OFF button

for at least 1 second.

h The camera turns on.

2 Press the [ ] button.

h A still image is captured.

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Monitor unit

[] button

[ ] button

ON/OFF button

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Playback

kVideo clip playback

1

Press the REC/PLAY button.

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h Press the [G] or [H] button

to display the video clip you

wish to play back.

h Video clips are indicated by

a video clip pattern along

the left and right sides of the

screen.

2 Press the SET button.

h Playback of the selected

video clip begins.

kStill image playback

1

Press the REC/PLAY button.

h The display switches to the

Playback Screen.

h To view other images, press

the [G] or [H] button.

<To return to the Shooting

Screen>

h Press the REC/PLAY

button.

When you are finished using the camera...

Press the ON/OFF button for at least 1 second to turn the camera off.

PLAY

SAVE

PLAY

SAVE

SET button

REC/PLAY button

<Example: After recording

a video clip>

Arrow buttons

Video clip pattern

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Burn your recorded video clips onto a DVD

(Windows XP)

Introduced here is the procedure to use the supplied DVD-ROM (Xacti

Software DVD) to burn movies captured with your camera to a DVD,

creating your original DVD.

Install the application programs

Install the following program from the Xacti Software DVD to your computer:

Adobe Premiere Elements 4.0 (in this manual, referred to as Premiere

Elements) for creating DVDs.

1 Set the supplied DVD-ROM (Xacti Software DVD) in your computer’s

DVD drive.

h The installation window opens.

2 Click on the application program you wish to install.

h After clicking on an application program, follow the instructions shown

on the monitor to install the program.

h When installing Premiere Elements, input the serial number found on

the DVD-ROM envelope. It looks similar to the following:

SERIAL NUMBER: XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX

(

↑

input this number)

h When the installation is complete, the product registration window will

appear, but click on the Exit button to close the window.

Install Premiere Elements.

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3 In the installation window, click on [Finish].

h The installation window closes.

h Remove the DVD-ROM from your computer’s DVD drive.

h When the installation window closes, a dialog box to connect to the

website introducing Kodak’s online service appears. Check the [No

thanks !] option button, and then click on the [OK] button.

Copy data from your camera to the computer

Connect your camera to a computer, and copy the desired data to the

computer.

1 Turn on the computer, and use the supplied dedicated USB interface

cable to connect your camera to the computer.

h Connect the cable between the camera’s USB/AV terminal and the

computer’s USB connector.

2 Turn on the camera (page 30).

h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor.

OK

CANCEL

USB CONNECTION

CANCEL

PRINTER

COMPUTER

To USB/AV terminal

on the camera

To USB connector

on the computer

Supplied dedicated

USB interface cable

SET button

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3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button.

h The screen to select the computer

connection mode appears.

4 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button.

5 Copy data from your camera to a computer.

USB CONNECTION

MTP

CARD READER

SCREEN CAPTURE

PC CAMERA

CANCEL

OK

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Burn video clips onto a DVD

CAUTION

Before writing data to a DVD

i Please note that in the case of a large amount of data it can take a long

time to burn it to DVD.

1 Insert a blank DVD in your computer’s DVD drive.

2 Double-click on your desktop’s Premiere Elements icon to run the

Premiere Elements program.

h The Premiere Elements welcome screen appears.

[New Project] icon

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3 Click on the [New Project] icon.

h The [New Project] dialog box appears.

4 Type a project name in the “Name” field.

h Use any name that is easy to understand.

5 Click the [OK] button.

h The screen to enter the data to the project appears.

6 Click on [Files and Folders].

h The screen to select the data appears.

h Specify the folder that contains the files.

“Name” field

[OK] button

[Project] tab

[Get Media] tab

[Files and

Folders]

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7 Specify the data.

h Select the data by clicking on it.

8 Click the [Open] button.

h The selected data appears in the [Organizer] window.

h If selecting additional data, click on the [Get Media] tab, and repeat

Steps 6 through 8.

h When you have finished selecting data, proceed to step 9.

9 Click on the [Project] tab.

h The list of your selected data is shown.

[SHARE] tab

Drag

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10 Drag and drop the data you wish to burn to the DVD to the

“Timeline/Sceneline” field.

h The data to burn to the DVD appears in the “Timeline/Sceneline” field.

h To include multiple files, repeat step 10 as necessary.

11

Click the [Create DVD] tab.

h “How would you like to share?” appears.

Drop

[SHARE] tab

[Share]

[Disk]

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12

Click the [Disk].

13

Click the [Burn] button.

h Burning to DVD begins.

14

When writing is complete, press the [Done] button.

15

Click the close button.

h The dialog box to confirm whether to save the project appears.

h If you wish to use the settings for the current project in subsequent

projects, you should save them. If you will not use the settings in

subsequent projects, it is not necessary to save then.

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Click the [YES] or [NO] button.

h Premiere Elements closes.

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How was that? The convenient accessories not only let you immediately view

images captured with the camera, but you can also upload images to your

computer and create your original DVDs. Read the following explanations to

find out how you can fully enjoy your camera’s digital movie feature.

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This camera complies with JIS IPX8 (formerly JIS protection grade 8)

waterproof standard and can be used in water. Note, however, that

failing to heed the following precautions may result in damage or injury

that is not covered by the warranty. Please take the time to carefully

read and heed the following cautions.

NOTE

k Before using the camera

i

When closing the battery/card compartment cover,

make sure that no foreign object such as sand, hair,

dust, etc. is caught in the seal.

i

Make sure that the battery/card compartment cover is

completely and securely closed to prevent water from

getting inside the camera and damaging it.

i

Please note that the camera accessories are not

waterproof.

k Cautions concerning use in water

i

The waterproof properties of the camera apply to fresh

water and saltwater only; they do not apply to cleaning

substances, chemicals or water from spas, etc. In

case of a splash, immediately wipe off any moisture.

i

Do not immerse in water at a depth greater than 1.5 m

(4.92 ft.).

i

Do not subject the camera to high-pressure water.

i

Do not immerse in water for longer than 60 minutes.

After 60 minutes of use in water, allow it to dry for at

least 10 minutes.

i

Do not immerse in water that is warmer than 40 ºC

(104ºF).

i

Do not open and close the battery/card compartment

cover when the camera is wet or while it is immersed

in water.

i

Do not open and close the battery/card compartment cover with wet hands.

i

Do not open the battery/card compartment cover on the beach or at the

poolside.

i

Do not jolt the camera while it is immersed in water. Doing so may cause the

battery/card compartment cover to open.

Important!

Concerning your camera’s

waterproof feature

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NOTE

k Storing and maintaining your camera

i Do not leave the camera unwashed after it has been

immersed in salt water or if salt water is adhering to

it. Doing so may cause corrosion and discoloration of

the plating, as well as deterioration of the camera’s

waterproof capability.

i After the camera has been used in water, use fresh

water to wash it. Never use soap or detergent to

clean the camera, as doing so will cause deterioration

of the camera’s waterproof capability.

i After washing the camera, take care to completely

drain it, and use a dry cloth to wipe off any drops of

water adhering to it (page 67).

i Do not leave the camera in an environment colder than

0 °C (32°F) or warmer than 40 °C (104°F), as doing so

may cause deterioration of the camera’s waterproof

capability.

i Waterproof seals are used in this camera. It is

recommended that the waterproof seals be replaced

every year with new ones. For replacing the seals,

please consult your dealer.

* Please note that there is a fee for replacing the

waterproof seal.

k Other cautions

i Do not subject the camera to severe jolts, as doing so may deform the

battery/card compartment cover or camera body, thus compromising its

waterproof capability. If the camera has been subjected to a strong jolt,

please consult with your dealer.

HINT

What is “JIS IPX8” (formerly “JIS protection grade 8”)?

i “JIS IPX8” specifies that a device is protected against the effects of

continuous immersion in water.

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CONTENTS

QUICK SEARCH BY OPERATION ........................................................ 6

CHECKING THE INCLUDED ACCESSORIES .................................... 11

How to use the accessories .......................................................... 13

Media cards that can be used with this camera ............................ 15

What “card” means in this manual ................................................ 15

SPECIAL FEATURES .......................................................................... 16

Waterproof capability .................................................................... 16

Movable monitor for any shooting angle ....................................... 17

Capture still shots while recording a video clip ............................. 18

Lots of accessories for optimal use of your captured images ....... 19

SYSTEM MAP ..................................................................................... 20

 SETUP

PARTS NAMES ................................................................................... 21

CHARGING THE BATTERY PACK ..................................................... 23

Recharging the battery pack ......................................................... 24

INSTALLING THE BATTERY PACK AND CARD ................................ 25

Install the battery pack .................................................................. 25

Install the card .............................................................................. 28

Warning concerning battery pack temperature ............................. 29

TURNING THE CAMERA ON AND OFF ............................................. 30

Turning on the camera .................................................................. 30

Turning on the camera when the power save (sleep) function is

active ........................................................................................ 30

Turning off the camera .................................................................. 31

DATE AND TIME SETTING ................................................................. 32

SWITCHING BETWEEN THE SHOOTING MODE AND PLAYBACK

MODE .............................................................................................. 35

SWITCHING THE OPERATING MODE .............................................. 36

Switching between the SIMPLE and NORMAL modes ................ 36

Accessing/exiting the SIMPLE/NORMAL Mode Menu Screen ..... 37

Overview of the SIMPLE Mode Setting Screen ............................ 41

Overview of the NORMAL Mode Setting Screen .......................... 45

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 SIMPLE

SHOOTING

BEFORE TAKING PICTURES .............................................................53

For best results ..............................................................................53

Using the autofocus .......................................................................54

Select the recording size ...............................................................56

Select the focus setting .................................................................57

Hints for taking pictures .................................................................58

VIDEO CLIP RECORDING ...................................................................59

SHOOTING SINGLE SHOTS ...............................................................60

Using the flash ...............................................................................62

SHOOT A STILL IMAGE WHILE RECORDING A VIDEO CLIP ..........64

MACRO-PHOTOGRAPHY (ZOOM) .....................................................66

AFTER USING THE CAMERA IN WATER ..........................................67

PLAYBACK

PLAYING BACK VIDEO CLIPS AND STILL IMAGES ..........................69

How to save one frame from a video clip as a still image .............71

SLIDESHOW PLAYBACK ....................................................................72

PLAYBACK VOLUME ...........................................................................73

DELETING FILES .................................................................................74

PLAYBACK MODES .............................................................................76

Multi-image display ........................................................................76

Selecting the playback folder ........................................................77

Magnifying (zooming in) the image ...............................................78

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